Thomas E. Merchant

31.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
444 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Merchant is a scholar working on Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Merchant has authored 444 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 246 papers in Genetics, 179 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 94 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Merchant's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (245 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (74 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (66 papers). Thomas E. Merchant is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (245 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (74 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (66 papers). Thomas E. Merchant collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Thomas E. Merchant's co-authors include Larry E. Kun, Amar Gajjar, Xiaoping Xiong, Raymond K. Mulhern, Shengjie Wu, Heather M. Conklin, Wilburn E. Reddick, Chenghong Li, Robert A. Sanford and Frederick A. Boop and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Merchant

433 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Late neurocognitive seque... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2010 2019 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Late neurocognitive sequelae in survivors of brain tumours in childhood
    2004 648 citations Thomas E. Merchant, Amar Gajjar et al. profile →
  2. Radiation Dose–Volume Effects in the Brain
    2010 523 citations Thomas E. Merchant et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
  3. Craniopharyngioma
    2019 304 citations Thomas E. Merchant et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas E. Merchant 9.1k 6.5k 3.8k 3.1k 2.7k 444 17.9k
Larry E. Kun 10.2k 1.1× 6.0k 0.9× 5.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.3× 4.7k 1.8× 373 20.5k
Éric Bouffet 10.3k 1.1× 3.4k 0.5× 5.9k 1.6× 2.5k 0.8× 5.0k 1.9× 557 17.6k
Dominique Figarella‐Branger 10.1k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 3.8k 1.0× 776 0.3× 6.1k 2.3× 421 19.3k
Peter McL. Black 4.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.3× 5.3k 1.4× 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 294 16.7k
Anne Jouvet 11.1k 1.2× 3.4k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 696 0.2× 5.8k 2.2× 151 18.7k
Roger J. Packer 15.0k 1.7× 5.6k 0.9× 10.1k 2.7× 4.9k 1.6× 8.1k 3.0× 465 27.6k
Haley Gittleman 11.7k 1.3× 4.3k 0.7× 3.7k 1.0× 551 0.2× 6.2k 2.3× 77 21.1k
Kathleen R. Lamborn 12.8k 1.4× 5.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 575 0.2× 5.1k 1.9× 292 22.7k
Carol Kruchko 16.4k 1.8× 5.9k 0.9× 5.6k 1.5× 865 0.3× 8.3k 3.1× 139 29.3k
Amar Gajjar 13.3k 1.5× 4.7k 0.7× 5.6k 1.5× 4.2k 1.4× 8.9k 3.3× 429 23.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas E. Merchant

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All Works

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Davey, A., Eliana Vásquez Osorio, Austin M. Faught, et al.. (2024). CT- and MR-based image-based data mining are consistent in the brain. Physica Medica. 125. 104503–104503.
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Uh, Jinsoo, Chia‐Ho Hua, Thomas E. Merchant, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Impact of Bowel Gas Variations for Wilms’ Tumor in Pediatric Proton Therapy. Cancers. 16(3). 642–642. 1 indexed citations
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Willard, Victoria W., Amar Gajjar, Thomas E. Merchant, et al.. (2023). Social cognition and adjustment in adult survivors of pediatric central nervous system tumors. Cancer. 129(19). 3064–3075. 4 indexed citations
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Dixon, Stephanie B., Fang Wang, Lu Lu, et al.. (2023). Prediabetes and Associated Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in the St Jude Lifetime Cohort. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(9). 1031–1043. 11 indexed citations
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Moreira, Daniel C., Catherine G. Lam, Nickhill Bhakta, et al.. (2023). Tackling Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas: A Global Perspective. JCO Global Oncology. 9(9). e2300017–e2300017. 7 indexed citations
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Winter, Marcia A., et al.. (2023). Sleep-related challenges and family functioning in children and adolescents previously treated for craniopharyngioma. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 42(1). 32–47. 2 indexed citations
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Uh, Jinsoo, Chia‐Ho Hua, Brandon M. Triplett, et al.. (2023). Interplay Effect of Splenic Motion for Total Lymphoid Irradiation in Pediatric Proton Therapy. Cancers. 15(21). 5161–5161.
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Moskvin, V, et al.. (2021). Monte Carlo framework for commissioning a synchrotron-based discrete spot scanning proton beam system and treatment plan verification. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 7(4). 45020–45020. 3 indexed citations
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Moreira, Daniel C., Amar Gajjar, Zoltán Patay, et al.. (2020). Creation of a successful multidisciplinary course in pediatric neuro‐oncology with a systematic approach to curriculum development. Cancer. 127(7). 1126–1133. 8 indexed citations
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Nimmervoll, Birgit, Nidal Boulos, Jason Dapper, et al.. (2018). Establishing a Preclinical Multidisciplinary Board for Brain Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(7). 1654–1666. 9 indexed citations
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Singh, Charu, Derek S. Tsang, Raja B. Khan, & Thomas E. Merchant. (2017). Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Radiation-Related CNS Necrosis in Children with Brain Tumors: A Single Institution Experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 99(2). E571–E572. 3 indexed citations
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Broniscer, Alberto, Sharyn D. Baker, Cynthia Wetmore, et al.. (2013). Phase I Trial, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Vandetanib and Dasatinib in Children with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(11). 3050–3058. 74 indexed citations
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Ashley, David M., Thomas E. Merchant, Douglas Strother, et al.. (2012). Induction Chemotherapy and Conformal Radiation Therapy for Very Young Children With Nonmetastatic Medulloblastoma: Children's Oncology Group Study P9934. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(26). 3181–3186. 67 indexed citations
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Khan, Raja B., et al.. (2004). Risk factors associated with incomplete brainstem recovery following post-operative conformal radiation therapy for infratentorial ependymoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 60(1). S308–S309. 1 indexed citations
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Merchant, Thomas E.. (2002). Current management of childhood ependymoma.. PubMed. 16(5). 629–6, 648. 53 indexed citations
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Koutcher, Jason A., Alan Alfieri, M. Devitt, et al.. (1992). Quantitative changes in tumor metabolism, partial pressure of oxygen, and radiobiological oxygenation status postradiation.. PubMed. 52(17). 4620–7. 58 indexed citations

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